Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-03

Will lead to the examination of the Ripley
water power and territory, east side OF the
fallS.... The makeup of the quartette,
whose fine singing was such a welcome
feature, Memorial Day, was as follows
9. f.. Parker, j. &. Hindes, w. II. Shaw,
f. A. Goss. ...... The Lilly is making daily
trips, now, to Westport.
Middlebury.
When President Cleveland and party
arrived here Friday there was great
crowd assembled at the station to greet
them. The train stopped for water and
staid here about 10 minutes. Congress
man John w. Stewart entered the presi-
dents private car and there was cordial
greeting between him and Mr.. Cleveland.
When the train started slowly out Mr..
Cleveland came out on the rear platform
of the "Mariquita" and bowed aud smiled
his acknow edgment of the hearty greet
ing accorded him. He remained stand
ing on the platform until the train
passed out of sight, but Mrs. Cleveland
did not appear at ALL although glimpses
were caught of her and the other ladies OF
| the party through the car windowS.....
| While Johnny Wooster, a young boy, son
of j. w. Wooster, was at work Thursday
evening breaking up the English spar
| rows nests in the vines around the
| Episcopal church, he fell to the ground, "a
distance of about l5 feet. His head was
badly cut and he WAS otherwise severely
bruised, but it is hoped not seriously
The June term of Addison County
Court began on Tuesday The docket
contains 80 law cases and II chancery
cases. OF the former there are divorce
for the term are as follows Grand
jury, Addison, Franklin G. Gull
ley; Bridport, Julius j.. Crane
Bristol, c. p. Bush Cornwall, Charles
Benedict; Ferrisburgh,. d. b. Collins
Granville, r. J. Flint; Leicester, Hiram
Capron; Middlebury, b. S, Beckwith;
Lincoln, Harvey Farr Monkton, H. b.
Williams New Haven, w. NJ. Mcintyre,
Orwell, z. 5. Phelps Panton, Andrew
Jackson; Salisbury, f. A. Hamilton;
Samuel Taft Vergennes. John &. Rob
jury, G. w. Whitford, Addison; f. &.
Converse, Bridport; w. H. Bosworth and
n J. Hill, Bristol H. c. Jones, Corn
wall; j, q. Adams and Jared Booth Fer
risburgh s. II. Washburn, Goshen; q. NJ.
Ford, Granville; c. &. Vinton, Hancock !;
Ned Barker, Leicester; James Ward and
John H. Bean, Lincoln: A. II. Matthews
and p. B. Cloyes, Mlddlebury; Elvin NJ;
Collins, Monkton George W. Flint and
Moses De Poutey, New Haven; X. d.
Bristol, Panton; John Hodges, Ripton {;
Henry j. Hyde, Salisbury George W.
Waite and Ralph w. Brown, Shoreham :;
Darwin w. Fuller and Truman Clark,
Starksboro; Lawrence BARLEY and Isaac
H. Smith, Vergennes; Carelton w.
bridge; Cameron X. Williams, Whiting
The Vergennes base ball nine will come
down to Middlebury Monday and play II
game on the college grounds in the after
noon with the Middlebury college nine.
.... There is one of the Old-fashiOned
haunted houses in town, in which for a
considerable time past strange and unac-
cOuntaDle noises, such as rappng on
dOOrs'fuOt treadS of unseen people and the
discharge of guns, have often been heard in
he small hours of the, night. However
these noises are to be accounted for
their existence cannot be denied for
several entirely credible people who
have slept in the house have heard
them. Mrs. Louis Williamson will
go on Monday to Rogers Rock hotel
Lake George, where she has been during
the season for several years past. ... Mrs.
Frank Snay did not die Friday, as report
ed. To all appearances she was dead
however, and preparations for laying out
the remains were begun, but she revived
and laIer was able to converse with those
about her. She was still alive Saturday
night. Two more cargoes OF sheep
are to be shipped from this county
to South America this season.
Everard Eells Of Middlebury will
June II, and George Il. Dimmick
~
ter part of June. AS Monday will be
market day the stores will be kept open
all the forenoon and perhaps all day.
, Johnny Wooster, who was so seriously in
jured Thursday, still survives and wa,
; thought Saturday to be getting better a
couple of weeks ago he saved another boy
from drowning.
If the weather is favorable the band
will give the first open air concert of the
i, season on Friday evening. AS reorganiz
ed, the band is doing good work and the
; boys seem determined to keep up to their
; old standard of excellence 49,. The Mid
; dlebury College nine expect TO 90 TO Yer
gennes Wednesday to play a return game
, with the Nergennes team to see if they
: cannot recover their laurels. j ohnny
ed last Thursday, has measurably
: recovered. -. An unusually large quantity
l OF butter and wool were brought in on
market day Butter sold at 10 cents per
) pound for the best the same as for the
three previous weeks, and wool brought
usually 10 cents for fine and % for coarse
The market for wool seems to be tirmeI
than it has been for three or four years
...... After much suffering and IA long
fight against death, Mrs. Frances Snay
expired on Sunday. The funeral took
J place on Tuesday, the remains being in
tered at East Middlebury. ..... Holley
o Merriam has gone over to the Adiron
I dacks, where he will be employed through
the season at Paul Smiths.
y Hyde Park.
c telegram was received Friday an.
: nouncng the death OF Mrs. Ernest Lutis
S at Saratoga, n. Y, where she went about
e two weeks since on visit. Mr.. Lutis
g started yesterday, but probably did not
e reach his wife until after her decease
: A horse belonging to Boynton h. Smith OF
a Morrisville which was hitched in front
V of the American house Friday afternoon
e broke loose and made "A lively excursion
s through the street and ran into II. j
y l.illey's yard, where he laid the carriage
t bottom side up in front of Mr., Llliey's
barn and then proceeded to the no y
t barns where he was taken iuto custody by
;, the hostler. The carriage was pretty bad
a ly demoralized al. O. Andrews, oul
J. popular stove merchant is moving to Nor
# risville. r., w, Iiulburd delivered the
/ address at Eden Memorial Day .... The OLD
= creamery property was purchased by
q Austin Belnap & Son of Boston, who have
e put it in first class order, They receive
e milk from such patrons as wish to sci
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